(Madphoto.com)
Noah Block, a sophomore diver at San Marcos, has been invited to train with world-class divers at the National Diving Training Facility in Nanjing, China, San Marcos coach Trish Salvatore said.
Block, 16, started diving in February and made a meteoric rise in the sport. He won the Channel League title with a score of 436.4 points and placed seventh at the CIF-SS Division 2 finals with 343.85 points.
“This young man has the capability to go right to the top,” said Salvatore. “He listens, takes corrections, follows my directions then does it. He is an outstanding athlete.”
Said Block: “I think my experience with ballet and gymnastics has also helped me in diving, My dad and my brother dove in high school, so I wanted to try it.”
Block heads to China on July 9 and will train through July 20. He will train under Deliang Li and Tran Chen from the Jiangsu Diving Team.
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